Deserving Kiwi kids now have a
chance to learn from the best following Dunedin based Crest
Clean teaming up with LeslieRugby to support National Junior
Rugby Coaching clinics and the launch of the ‘Crest Clean
Principal’s Scholarship Prize’.

“With
today’s children facing competing interests and
participation in the national game declining, Crest Clean
wanted to ensure promising young rugby kids have the
opportunity to build their love of the great game,” says
Grant McLauchlan, Managing Director of Crest Clean.

“Our
partnering with LeslieRugby offering their junior coaching
clinics to schools that Crest Clean works with, has seen the
development of the ‘Crest Clean Principal’s Scholarship
Prize’, enabling school principles to select a deserving
pupil to attend one of the junior coaching
clinics.”

Crest Clean strongly believes that inspiring
kids through sporting endeavours is incredibly important and
the LeslieRugby seeks to improve juniors’ rugby skills in
an informative, stimulating and safe environment.

Mr
McLauchlan said “In today’s challenging financial times,
sometimes parents are not in a position to send their
children to extra-curricular activities or programmes and
kids end up missing out, that’s why we wanted to
help.”

“By offering a deserving pupil that has shown a
keen interest in rugby we may inspire that pupil to become a
future All Black. We are incredibly excited by this
prospect.”

“If we can inspire one pupil through
providing an opportunity like this then the initiative can
be life changing for the pupil involved,” said Mr
McLauchlan.

[ENDS]

BACKGROUND NOTES TO
EDITOR

• The LeslieRugby coaching team
comprises of ex. International and current professional
rugby stars, current and emerging provincial representatives
and premier club rugby players and selected outstanding
local 1st XV talent.

• The identification and
selection of a deserving pupil is entirely at the school’s
discretion.

• CrestClean will fund the
cost of the attendance at the LeslieRugby junior coaching
clinic, provide the pupil with a LeslieRugby Pack,
containing information about the initiative and the pupil
will also receive recognition and a trophy from the school
principal.

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